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Mark Blinch/Getty Images ESPN's Brian Windhorst went on Pardon The Interruption Thursday and claimed Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James is recruiting a few stars to play alongside him next season. "From what I understand he's already begun the recruiting process...I have heard he's had contact with Kawhi Leonard," Windhorst said. "I have heard he's…

Gary Dineen/Getty Images Giannis Antetokounmpo or Kawhi Leonard? Coming into 2018-19, they were the top two options for the Eastern Conference's best player. After a ridiculous regular season, Giannis is an MVP finalist. Kawhi sat out 22 games on a highly publicized "load management" program. But after the Toronto Raptors' 105-99 victory over the Milwaukee…

Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images As the Toronto Raptors and the Milwaukee Bucks battled in Game 5 of the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday night, an unexpected rivalry was born off the court. Mallory Edens, the daughter of Bucks owner Wes Edens, sat courtside during Wednesday night's showdown at Fiserv Forum—and she did so while wearing…

0 of 32 Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press Here's a revelation for you: The NFL is a quarterback-driven league. I know. It's a stunner. Take a minute to collect yourself. The defending Super Bowl champion just so happens to have the greatest player to ever man the position on its roster. The team he vanquished in Atlanta…

Lance King/Getty Images When the New Orleans Pelicans' ping-pong balls came up big on May 14, the question quickly shifted from when the franchise would trade Anthony Davis to whether they'd trade him at all. "We'll probably sit together in Los Angeles at some point around the draft workouts that take place there," executive vice…

CHICAGO — Katie Lou Samuelson knew what kind of question was coming before it was asked. The four young men approached her after watching her workout on a court near her family's home in Orange County, California. If they knew her name, they didn't say it. Instead, one shouted, "Yo!" as they walked over. And…

0 of 5 Christian Petersen/Getty Images NBA teams will enter their war rooms with sleepers to watch relative to where they're drafting. I pegged the best-kept secrets to consider in each tier, including one who could be left over and available after all 60 picks. Scouting departments are all well aware of the following five…

0 of 30 What of Yasiel Puig and the Cincinnati Reds?Aaron Doster/Associated Press Major League Baseball only has one trade deadline this season, and it'll be here in a little over two months. Rather than wait to see how the summer trading season plays out, we've predicted how MLB's 30 teams will split into buyers…